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Bombay Yellow Mango

Historical USDA watercolour of the Bombay Yellow Mango mango, painted 1873

Bombay Yellow Mango is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Florida, Manatee, Bradenton, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBombay Yellow
SpeciesMangifera indica
Common fruitMango
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originFlorida, Manatee, Bradenton
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004489.

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